file association

I ran the command "assoc .exe=.xyz" Now I cannot run any .exe files. At first, whenever I tried to run a .exe file, i got the "Open with" dialogue. Then when I tried to open cmd to try to undo what I have done, I chose cmd.exe at the dialogue. After that, a new cmd opens up whenever I open any...

Win 7 Premium, 64-bit, HP Pavilion Quad-core, Sony Vegas, .veg files. The file type association with Sony Vegas (vegas110.exe) is broken. When I go into the Control Panel to select the default program (Sony Vegas) for the type (.veg), I select "vegas110.exe" as the application to start for...

I play Minecraft a lot, and many of the mods that I download use .zip to open. So I used to do this before, but for some reason I uninstalled 7-zip, so I tried re-installing it. The file that I use to open .zip files is the 7zFM (7-zip File Manager). But whenever I try to set that application as...

Can anyone help me please, when I download a file etc. and then go to my download folder to open it I get the message......( Explorer.exe.This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Please install a program or if one is already installed create an...

Have Project 2010 Pro installed on Windows 7. mpp file when clicked on does not open project 2010. I find the Set Associations and mpp is not set. mpt points to MS Project. So I go to change program and Project is not in the pick list of icons. Tried browsing but cannot find Project...

I recently was perusing some unsavory websites (I'm sure you can guess) today and all of a sudden I got these messages which I started to ignore. Then it said that my flash player could not be run, or something like that. The main thing was that something has hijacked my computer, preventing me...

How do I reset My Pictures to the default setting? Since installing the latest update for Photoshop CS5 all of my pictures have the CS5 icon on them and when I click to open the picture it opens in Photoshop. Thanks Jessie

So my solitare just disappeared. I searched for it in the all programs thing and when I clicked on it, it ssaid it couldnt be opened because there was no program specified to open it. I clicked on the thing that lets you decide what to open it with. The box at the bottom that makes everything...

This is the message I get when I try to open all of my programs. I cant use .cmd. this file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. please install a program or, if one is already installed, create an association in the default programs control panel. Does anyone...

Not sure how I have done it but all of my zip files are coming up with open up with "adobe reader" in properties and will not open. When I browse under "Change" Windows Explorer is not available as an option. Any advice on changing back from Adobe t what ever it was before or which programme I...

Hello, I aplogize for my bad english im not good at it. So my friend wanted me to download a well know game counter-strike install he sended it for me throug skype it was a .lnk file. I pressed it and that screen with no program to open stuff came up.Then i pressed Open with and tried to open...

Alright, I use a piece of programming software called Blitz3D. All of the codes written in it are exported as .bb files which can be read by the program itself, Notepad or any other text editor. Of course, I want those files to be launched by Blitz3D right as i double-click them. However, as I...

I have noticed recently that when I right-click and select open with and then choose program, it no longer work. it just pops up saying "this file does not have a program associated with it for performaing this action.please install a program, or if one is already installed, create an...

hello... have been setting up all the *.wma files on my music web site to stream as directed by *.wax files. everything was fine in XP Pro...but now I've gone over to Windows 7; & noticed that when I click on one of the *.wma's at my site...it doesn't stream...Windows 7 instead asks me if I...

Does anyone know how do I set the default program to open media files in Windows 7? On WinXP it was right click -> open with -> checkmark "set as default program for opening this type of file" -> double click program. I did the same thing on Windows 7 and it has absolutely no effect. I do NOT...

Hi Everyone, I would be really grateful if anyone could suggest something to try and get thumbnail previews for mp4's back. I don't mean taskbar ones & am referring to the icons in folder views or on the desktop or anywhere. All other basic formats such as wmv, avi, mpg are displaying thumbs...

I have Windows 7, 32-bit. I'm not even sure how to ask this, because I'm not sure what I did or clicked, but I desperately need help. I had a bunch of zipped font folders on my computer the other day and was installing them without issue, but I clicked something, and they all instantly turned...

Hi - In Windows Explorer, I am trying to select a program to open a file with. I right click and then select "Open With", then select the program's .exe file. However, when I click open, the program I selected doesn't show up in the "Other Programs" list. Also, once I do get it to show up...

I tried to open a simple pdf file in Windows Live Mail but this super Windows 7 says there is no program associated to open it? It says to go the default programs section. So I did but even though I have Adobe Reader #10 installed it, of course, is not on the list of programs. Then, there is...

Hello again, I finally imported my .dbx files into Windows Live Mail successfully and can open the old emails in the new program, however, I cannot open the email. In this case its a document in .pdf format. When I double click it Windows 7 says I have no file associated with it and asks me to...